"suede-shoe salesman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: suede-shoe salesmen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|suede-shoe salesmen}} suede-shoe salesman (plural suede-shoe salesmen)
  1. (slang) A high-pressure salesman. Tags: slang Related terms: suede-shoe operator
    Sense id: en-suede-shoe_salesman-en-noun-b-S8XKFD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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